COMPARISON OF NURSING WORKLOAD BETWEEN CLINICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.73689

Keywords:

Intensive Care Units, Workload, Nursing Care, Patient Care, Critical Care.

Abstract

Objective: to comparatively evaluate nursing workload between clinical and surgical patients in an intensive care unit.
Method: prospective cohort conducted in an Intensive Care Unit of the capital city of Sergipe, northeastern Brazil, with patients admitted from August 2018 to July 2019. Data were analyzed by Epi-Info 7.2 software.
Results: clinical patients had longer hospital stay and higher mortality rate. The means, Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3, 24 hours and discharge and Charlson Comorbidity Index showed significant difference between the groups. The overall average workload according to the Nursing Activities Score was 53.31, and a significant difference was observed regarding workload only at unit discharge.
Conclusion: the application of the indexes and the measurement of the workload among the different groups, as in this study, helps in the appropriate sizing, adds safety and quality of care.

Author Biographies

Ana Paula Aragão Santos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Enfermeira graduada pela Faculdade Estácio de Sergipe. Especialista em Saúde do Adulto e Idoso – Hospital Universitário –HU/UFS. Mestranda pelo programa de pós-graduação em enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Sergipe.

Thialla Andrade Carvalho, Instituto Federal de Sergipe - IFS

Mestra em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federa de Sergipe. Enfermeira especialista em Epidemiologia Hospitalar- Hospital Universitário –HU/UFS. Professora do Instituto Federal de Sergipe - IFS

Juliana Prado Ribeiro Soares, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Enfermeira graduada pela Universidade Tiradentes – UNIT. Especialista em Saúde do Adulto e Idoso Hospitalar- Hospital Universitário –HU/UFS.

Paulo Roberto Lima Ferreira Coelho, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Enfermeiro graduado pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Especialista em Saúde da Família – Aracaju/UFS. Especialista em Saúde do Adulto e Idoso Hospitalar- Hospital Universitário –HU/UFS.

Eduesley Santana Santos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Doutor em Ciências pelo Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (INCOR-HCFMUSP). Professor Adjunto I da UFS. Coordenador do Programa de Mestrado em Enfermagem da UFS.

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Published

2021-05-28

How to Cite

Santos, A. P. A., Carvalho, T. A., Soares, J. P. R., Coelho, P. R. L. F., & Santos, E. S. (2021). COMPARISON OF NURSING WORKLOAD BETWEEN CLINICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.73689

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Vol. 26 (2021)

Section

Research

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